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Post by Dodge08 on Oct 23, 2009 17:05:21 GMT -5
The Rock & Stone Cold are the... greatest wrestlers of this decade?
Would you agree or not?
Take into consideration the hundreds of wrestlers on WWE since 2000, and their abilities to (a) wrestle (b) sell (c) cut promos (d) appear constantly, sorta similar to what jeff was doing just before he left this year!
Discuss?
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Post by The Possum on Oct 23, 2009 17:07:46 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Steveweiser on Oct 23, 2009 17:08:02 GMT -5
I say ixnay - Austin only wrestled the first four years of the decade (and he took most of 2000 and 2002 off), and The Rock only worked a similar period, taking half of 2003 off and only wrestling one match in 2004. Dare I say it, Trips has been the most consistent throughout the decade, if you rule out 2001 and most of 2007.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Oct 23, 2009 17:11:28 GMT -5
Not this decade. As was said, Austin barely did anything this decade, and The Rock was all but done in early 2003.
I'd personally say that Shawn Michaels is the wrestler of the decade. He came back for a few matches in 2002, and then has spent the better part of the past seven years putting on great matches.
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Post by jaymore on Oct 23, 2009 17:12:47 GMT -5
I'd say Kurt Angle would be in consideration too.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Oct 23, 2009 17:19:02 GMT -5
Just counting WWE, Austin and Rock hit their peak pretty early within the 00's for exciting matches and overness. HBK, Eddie, Cena and HHH carry much of the lion's share for "quality performances over the decade", with Cena and HBK standing out in the later half. (In general, not just when they wrestle each other.)
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Post by nightmares on Oct 23, 2009 17:22:31 GMT -5
Id clearly agree.
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Post by Prince Petty on Oct 23, 2009 17:46:29 GMT -5
It's a bit too arbitrary to define anyone as being the best of "this decade". Rock and Austin spanned two separate decades, and were the best performers by miles in those years.
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Post by spagett on Oct 23, 2009 18:11:07 GMT -5
The Rock's work in 2000 and Austin's work in 2001 alone make them head and shoulders above anything Triple H has done and come to think of it pretty much everyone else.
You could make a case for Shawn Michaels or Edge but other than that nobody has come close.
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Post by Albino Heat on Oct 23, 2009 18:21:39 GMT -5
HBK or Angle. If Jericho hadn't taken a couple years off, he might be in the conversation too.
Although I don't think he's quite at that level based on the company he works for, a case could be made for AJ Styles. Some might say Bryan Danielson, I haven't seen enough of his work to say that.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 23, 2009 18:24:35 GMT -5
Greatest as in fame at any given point in time, yeah.
If we're going for overall, Undertaker and Triple H probably eclipse them, given they have been much more regularly around during that period.
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Post by Bubble Lead on Oct 23, 2009 18:28:18 GMT -5
HBK, Angle, or Jericho if you ask me. If HHH had kept year 2000 form he could be considered, but he has stunk for a long while now. Too bad Eddie cashed out halfway through, because he was well on his way to making a claim for that title. I would consider Undertaker but if I added up time wrestled vs. time injured for him he probably only wrestled half the decade.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2009 18:40:36 GMT -5
Nope, got to give it to Trips or Taker. I'd give Austin the 90's though (along with HBK).
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Post by dh03grad on Oct 23, 2009 18:43:22 GMT -5
Give me short bursts of greatness and massive overness over modest consistency.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Oct 23, 2009 19:08:58 GMT -5
As far as fame goes, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock were the two biggest wrestlers of the Attitude Era.
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Post by Bubble Lead on Oct 23, 2009 19:40:11 GMT -5
Give me short bursts of greatness and massive overness over modest consistency. I would agree there. Plus, they both left of their own accord. They could have stuck around for years getting stale like HHH if they really desired to. Both of them reinvented their characters more times in the short while they wrestled in WWF and E than HHH has in the past ten years. |
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Post by hbk4ever09 on Oct 23, 2009 19:52:57 GMT -5
Shawn Michaels.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Oct 23, 2009 19:57:12 GMT -5
Rock and Austin's peak years were during the ending of one decade and the beginning of another; therefore, their best work was split between two different decades. Some wrestlers have most of their peak year confined to only one decade and it is easier to label them as being candidates for superstar of the decade.
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Post by Bravo Echo November on Oct 23, 2009 20:00:21 GMT -5
Biggest in terms of exposure and popularity. But in wrestling ability this year belongs to Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle.
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Post by Gopher Mod on Oct 23, 2009 20:06:37 GMT -5
Biggest in terms of exposure and popularity. But in wrestling ability this year belongs to Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle. The decade definitely belongs to Jericho and Angle. However, Michaels... you could make a better case for him being a bigger product in the '90s in terms of championships and the like. |
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